Creatures and Multiple Attacks

[mpruett]

Hello everyone, just wanted to ask a quick (hopefully easy) question about creatures and multiple attacks. When multiple attack types are listed under Melee but seperated by commas, does the creature get all of them as a full attack action, or do they essentialy pick on "set"

For example a Young White Dragon (Bestiary p.100) has the following listed for Melee

Melee: bite +11 (1d8+6), 2 claws +11 (1d6+4), 2 wings +6 (1d4+2)

Does that mean the as a full attack he does bite then 2 claws then 2 wings, for a total of 1d8+2d6+2d4+12? (Assuming he hits on all attacks)

Or does he do bite, or 2 claws, or 2 wings?

Also what happens if he moves does he then pick one?

Thanks everyone.

[Michael Sayre]

He can use all of those on a full attack, or one of those as a standard action if he moves.

[Sean K Reynolds]

Ssalarn is correct.

[existence123]

Just to clarify...does "one of those" mean a single claw or wing attack, or two claw/wing attacks?

[Michael Sayre]

existence123 wrote:

Just to clarify...does "one of those" mean a single claw or wing attack, or two claw/wing attacks?

It means he can make 1 wing, 1 claw, or 1 bite as a standard action. You only ever get one attack with one weapon / natural weapon as a standard action (barring magic items, class features, etc. that say otherwise).

[mpruett]

Thank you for the rapid reply

So to sum it up...

If the monster takes a full attack action it gets all of its attacks listed (Melee or Ranged). In this case: Bite, Claw, Claw, Wing, Wing

But if he moves (thereby only letting him take a standard) can do one of the 5 attacks listed above.

Right?

[Michael Sayre]

mpruett wrote:

Thank you for the rapid reply

So to sum it up...

If the monster takes a full attack action it gets all of its attacks listed (Melee or Ranged). In this case: Bite, Claw, Claw, Wing, Wing

But if he moves (thereby only letting him take a standard) can do one of the 5 attacks listed above.

Right?

That about covers it, yeah :)

Watch your stat blocks though, occasionally you'll find attack sequences separated by an or meaning that they have two different options for full attacking. See this Astral Deva for an example.